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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19

BEAUTIFUL line of dress goods, all col
nrs. will not fade even in washing, Tor 70
CENTS. at Clnuie & Kiley's.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19

CLuSIE OPERA HousE.-This afternoon
a matinee, and tonight and tomorrow
night the last presentation by the Nellie
Boyd company of the melodrama :. Pas
sion's Slave" with its tragic tableaux and
fine scenery.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19

Kew goods opening daily at Clunie <
Kiley's dry goods house, corner ana
Eighth streets.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19

To MIGHT, Shuman & Witt the new pro.
prietors of the popular and well-known
Forrest Saloon, AIS K street, will keep open
house for the reception of their friends and
the public. An excellent lunch will be
served. The best of wines, liquors and ci-
CARS always in stock
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19

POSTAL ACCOUNT.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-19
Business Adver,iso,,.,..

Auction Sale.
Bel d Co., to-day, work horses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
Suicide in the Army and Navy.

During the past few years suicide has
been alarmingly frequent in the United
States army and navy. The men who have
thus cut short their own lives have, as u
rule, stood remarkably well in the service
some of them were veterans who had won
honors under the flag of their country
Others were young men of rare promise
for whom the future seemed to be stored
with blessings. Comparatively few of the
suicides in the army and navy have been Of
that reckless, disSipated class whose death
by their own hands is not calculated 10 ere
ate surprise. What has been the cause of
these repeated losses to the army and navy
by self destruction Such occurrences are
rarely known IN time of war. and tins fact
suggests what is doubtless the explanation
OF IA considerable per cent of these sui
cides \ United States officer has very
little to do IN time of peace. The cavalry
are Kept somewhat engaged by the maraud-
ing Indians on the frontier, but the artil-
erymen, most Of the infantry and the ma
val officers are absolutely unemployed for
IA greater portion of their time. This leis-
ure gives to officers with ambition and ca
paclty line opportunities for study, and
some of them became accomplished schol-
ars, ingenious inventors, or entertaining
authors. With great many officers, how
ever, excessive leisure is seductive to hab-
its of dissipation and extravaganza One
effect of peace and consequent leisure falls
on the entire service. 1t is the wearisome
slowness Of promotion, the sensation that
life is at a standstll This feeling is calcu-
lated to benumb the aspiring spirit and to
turn hope into dependency. 1t has, no
doubt, been fatal to some men of strong
who possessed also sensitive and
melancholy dispositions. A dull, lazy life
through a daily routine of petty duties is
enough to depress almost any nervous ma
ture. That it has been the cause of some
of the suicides in the army and navy can
not he doubted Such an effect would not
be accomplished soon, but long chatting
under depressing conditions might induce a
mental state that would eventually lead to
desperation. Atlanta Constitution
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
NO. "a.


Sheridan had left Washington on the
morning Of Oct. lS, 1864 by train, and
passed the night at Winchester, twenty
miles north Of the battlefield. On the
morning Of the 10Th, he heard the firing of
cannon, and sent out to inquire the cause,
but was told it came from a reconnaissance
At nine o'clock he rode leisurely out of Win
chester not dreaming that his army was in
danger. After little, he heard again the
sound of heavy guns and now he knew
what it must mean. Not half a mile from
Winchester he came upon the appalling
marks of defeat and rout The runaways
from the battle still in fight, had got so
far as this in their terror. The trains Of
wagons were rushing by, horses and driv-
ers all in confusion, for there is no worse
turmoil in this world than the fight and
wreck Of beaten army. Sheridan had
never seen his own men in this condition be-
fore.
He at once ordered the trains to be halt
ed, and sent for a brigade Of troops from
Winchester these he posted across the
road to prevent further struggling. Then
he called for an escort of twenty men, and,
directing his staff to stem the torrent as
well as they could he set off himself for
the battlefield. He rode straight into the
throng Of fugitives, in splendid passion of
wrath and determination, squirting his
horse and swinging his hat as he passed,
and calling to the men Face the other
way, boys Face the other way !"
Hundreds turned at the appeal, and fol
lowed him with cheers, for they all knew
Sheridan
1t was ten O'Clock before he reached the
field. There he rode about hurriedly, glanc-
ed at the position, and at once determined
upon his course. He re-arranged the line
of those who were still unbeaten, and then
went back to bring up the panic stricken
remainder. And now his presence and per
sonal influence told. He was in the full
uniform of a major-general mounted on a
magnificent black horse, man and beast
covered with dust and hecked with
foam he rose again in his stirrups, he
drew his sword, he waved his hat, and
shouted to his soldiers 'If l had been
here this never would have happened Face
the other way, boys We are going back !"
The flying soldiers were struck with
shame when they heard him shout and saw
his face blazing with rage and courage and
eagerness for them. They took up his cry
themselves, Face the other way - 1t
went on from one to another for miles
from crowd to crowd-and they obeyed the
command. As the swelling shout went on
the surging crowd returned. They faced
the other way, and, along the very road
which covering mob had taken three
hours before, the same men marched, with
the tread of soldiers to meet the enemy
They knew now that they were led to vic
tory.-St. Nicholas jor June.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

Rapid progress is being made in the new
underground railway from the Monument
to the Elephant and Castle, connecting the
city with the south Of London, saws the
Telegraph. Two independent tunnels, it
should be explained are being constructed
for the new cable subway. The first passes
right under the river and already extends
about POO feet under the Borough road,
while the construction of the second has
progressed considerably beyond the middle
of the river. The work thus far accom-
plished has been done since October last. 1t
will be remembered that the Thames tunnel
took about Is years to complete much the
same work has now been accomplished in
little more than Is weeks. The company
have recently obtained from a select com
mittee powers for an extension of the line
as originally contemplated, from the Ele-
phant and Castle to the Swan at Stockwell :
thus providing through transit from the
heart Of the city to close to Chapman Com
mon. Doubtless when the line is completed
which, it is understood, will be toward
the end Of the year-there will be great
relief Of the traffic over London bridge and
along the busy street beneath which the
subway runs. Official returns Of the traffic
over London bridge show that 81, ,OOO, 900
foot passengers and 100, 600 cabs and 9TH
er vehicles annually pass over it while the
tramways converging at St George church.
Borough, convey about 5000, 900 passen-
gers year. The three miles of this new
line are being made for about $500, 900,
which is about one-tifth the cost of the un-
derground railway At each end of the
line, it should be added, there will be hy-
draulic lifts, So that passengers may ascend
and descend Nitlout trouhlp
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
An Important Invention in ArmO
Plating.

John lllingw orth the head Of the New
ark, n. j., steel works. has Just patented
and had successfully tested "A new steel-ar-
NOR plate for war vessels. Heretofore no
armor has been found that would resist a
projectile from the Hotchkiss gun fired at a
distance of go feet. The trouble was that
the first shot generally shattered the steel,
and the next exposed the unprotected hull
by knocking off the broken pieces, BY Mr.
lllmgworths process the plate is composed
Of four thicknesses of steel of different tenn
pers, the hardest heing that on the surface.
The plate was tested at Annapolis recently,
and was found 10 be satisfactory. Four
shots were fired at it from "A six pound,
rapid-tiring Hotchkiss gun at distance of
60 feet. Although the plate was crushed by
the three shots planted in the same place, it
remained intact, and the projectiles were
all broken by the resistance. The plate
used in this experiment was composed of
two thicknesses, measuring three inches
through, and the projectile was thrown
against it with striking velocity of 1850
feet IA second
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
The Mexican volcano.

A Tucson, Arizona, despatch, dated June
Z, says that "A party Of explorers sent out
by Gov. Torres to ascertain the facts about
the volcano reported TO have broken out in
the mountains i'm the state Of Sonora, Mex
leo, have returned and report an active vol
cano II miles southeast Of Bavispc in the
Sierra Madre mountains The party could
approach no nearer than four miles Of the
mountain. The crater was pouring forth
an immense volume Of smoke fire and lava
and boiling water was issuing from the side
Of the mountain. The lava in vast waves
was slowly pouring down the mountain into
the cafions which are being filed. Boiling
water has destroyed all vegetation in the
valleys in the vicinity Boulders weighing
tons are hurled down from the crater.
The exploring party says the noise pro
ceeding from the mountain was most ter
rife The air was dense with smoke and
cinders. The party had great difficulty in
approaching within four miles Of the noun
tain owing TO the great chasms made by
the earthquake All the roads and trails are
totally wiped out The country is fearfully
broken up. The entire surface Of the earth
presents a e-begOne appearance, and not
IA bird or living thing could be seen within
10 miles Of the volcano. The town of Ba-
vispe is a complete ruin. The people have all
moved out ON the high plains and are living
in tents in mortal fear. There have been
constant tremor and continual series Of
shocks daily since the first earthquake
shock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

st Augustine, Fla, letter To the Burlington Ere,
Press

lNt Augustine, Ia, letter To the burlington Free
Press
For the first time in 200 years St George
street, the principal street Of this place is
being dug up 10 the depth of four feet for
the purpose Of laying sewer-ppe, and the
bones Of old Spaniards their servants and
cattle, that have lain in peaceful graves for
fully two centuries, are now presented to
the gaze of relic hunters Of the 18th centu
ry. OF the bones found, one fragment Of
a skull in my possession is by actual meas
urement half an inch thick The greater
part crumbled on exposure 10 the air. The
anatomists say it was that Of II colored man.
The jaw bone with the teeth in it were very
large aud were perfectly sound but worn
down very close, showing the great age Of
the original owner. \ large wrought-iron
spike was found in the same grave also
the jaw and teeth Of some animal and an
old knife. The bones were immense, both
in length and thickness Very old people
here, who would be over 100 years Of age if
living, used TO say they had found indica-
tions that the land by the Maria Sanchez
creek was once an immense graveyard
fully 100 years before their time and vet
these remains now found were none of them
over four feet below the surface. Think of
any street in one Of the Northern cities be
ing allowed to rest in peace like that.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
AnImmen-c Lnnd slide.

There was recently land slide on Mount
Mansfield in this state which rivalled in its
proportions the famous slide in the White
Mountains which swept away the Wiley
family, and it apparently came near being
a companion Of that historic disaster in ev-
cry respect The slide was about two miles
long, from one to 800 feet wide, and from
20 TO 40 feet deep. An eyewitness says
that trees from 30 to ~ feet in length and
from one to three feet in diameter were
hurled down the mountain-side like corn
cobs Rocks weighing from one pound to
800 tons were hurled like base balls, and all
this accumulation of timber, rocks and de
bris is piled up at the base of the mountain,
presenting II strange appearance. Trees
three feet in diameter were broken into
pieces six and eight feet in length, with the
bark all stripped, while others 80 feet long
were shot into the woods ON the side Of the
slide, 30 feet above where the water now
runs. The slide passed within a few rods
Of John Flynn's house at the base, dividing
and passing both sides Of it SO AS to shut off
escape entirely. The damming up Of some
timber by the merest accident thus saved ii
family Of eight from sudden and sure
death. The slide is about six miles from
Cambridge, and hundreds of people are Wis
iting the scene daily.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

man out in Ohio grew tired of life and
leaped into a well He probably clicked
the bucket as he went down. York
Herald
1t was spiteful, but spitefulness cannot
be legislated out of human nature. "Did
you hear that Mrs. Smith is having her pic
ture painted p "You don't say. That old
thing q" eyes, indeed painted in oil. 4"
"Well, l never In oil If she ever wants
to have a good likeness she'll have TO be
painted in vinegar San Francisco Chron-
icle,
Gen. Sherman must look out for his pat
ent. Gov. Gordon of Georgia went to the
Macon drill the other day and while there
kissed each member of the senior class in
the Wesleyan Female college, Sherman
never marched through Georgia in that
particular way, but he could beat Gordon
out of sight, if he tried.-Boston Erening
Record.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

A REMARKABLE DAM is about to be built
by water company at San Mateo canon,
four miles from San Mateo, Cal, in order
to form reservoir. The canon is very
narrow and steep, and Is feet below the
bottom is a solid rock, on which the foun-
dation of the dam will rest. The structure
will be l70 feet high, 175 feet wide at the
base, 20 feet at the top, and 700 feet long.
1t will be the largest stone dam ever known
to have been built The dyke will have a
curvature of 80 feet, and the convex side
will be upstream. The material will be
new sort of concrete composed of stone
The walls will be perfectly smooth, The
reservoir that will be formed by it and the
adjacent hills will be about eight miles in
length and 150 feet deep in the deepest
places, Its capacity will be about 32, 600, %
600, 900 gallons The water will be convey
ed by tunnels TO San Francisco.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

There are 240 counties in Texas. Nearly
all of these are thirty miles square. What
does Rhode Island think of it, And, for
that matter, what do New England, New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio combined,
think of TexaS Fifty congressman before
long will 90 from Texas, and then we will
see who nominates the President and makes
the tariff laws.-Fort Worth, Terds, Ga
sette.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
The Social Problem, solved

lFrOm the Chicago Tribune,
'Why haven't 600-acre farm as well
as that man riding by in his carriage - yell
ed a red-nosed Anarchist orator as he glar-
ed at the crowd
because he saved 5000 and bought his
farm when it cost him a dollar an acre, and
you poured your 5000 down your throat, "
responded man on the back seat and the
orator asked no more conundrums.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
No Eye for business.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
This is the story of an old Hebrew who
was very i'll. The doctor tried to comfort
him. He would not be comforted.
"You are not going to die yet"
"Yes, | am; | know it,"
''Not bit of it you'll live TO be So"
Eighty No, l won't; Pm sure of it,"
"Why =
"Whyi Why should the Lord take me
at 80 when he can get me at Go p
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
Put Your Name to whn. You Write,


~ good suggestion from the Northampton Ga
zette.
We like the plan, now becoming more
and more common, of writers who send
communications to the newspapers, putting
their names TO their articles, And why
not If writer has anything to say that
is worth publishing, why should he hesitate
to put his name directly to his piece 1t
shows manly courage. 1t shows, too,
that he has faith in what he has written
1t is relief to the reader, and often an
encouragement for him to read the article
We hope the practice will be continued.
and more generally adopted, until no com
munication shall be published that does not
have the full name of the writer attached
directly to it, Then the public will read
with greater relish and with more conf
dence, and great many foolish articles will
never be written.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
Earned His Money.

IFTOIH INt n, I, SUN
It's 500 in your pocket" whispered the
can bring out a verdict of manslaughter in
the second degree.
Such proved to be the verdict, and the
lawyer thanked the juror warmly as he paid
him the money.
"Yes," said the juror "it was tough
work, but l got there after a while All
the rest went in for acquittal."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

As You tread the heavenward road;
You will ful them all again
In the paradise OF God "
To restore and build up broken bodies
and cheer crushed spirits was the work Of
her little day Well born, well educated,
handsome, and above all an essentially
feminine woman, she was sent in 1865, at
the age Of twenty four as member Of the
Good Samaritan Sisterhood, to take charge
of the Walsall Cottage hospital, then with
only fourteen beds in 1885 it had become
hospital caring for 5000 persons during
the year. Sister Dora's in door patients
were mainly colliers and railroad hands, the
out door ones of every age and Of both sex
es ; and her work and influence extended
far beyond the hospital she stepped from
body to soul curing, and was safe in the
worst dens Of the town; not "a wretch 50
low but he uncovered his head when Sister
Dora passed.
How far beyond the narrow sphere of
Walsall the inspiration Of her organizing
ability and magical presence would have
spread, had life been spared after expert
ence and leisure had been added To her nat
urd womanly qualities Of tact, tenderness.
patience, and devotion it is impossible 10
| say. The enemy disease battled against 50
brayely for others, cut her down in mid
career, and simple tombstone in Walsal
cemetery bears the inscription she select
ed Sister Dora Entered into rest
Christmas Eve, 1873" After her death
portrait was placed in the board room Of
the hospital, "A stained glass window put in
the parish church, and moderate conva-
lescent fund raised for an object She had
much at heart. In June 1883, at a public
meeting, it was decided to erect marble
statue, not that I'VE who have been in her
company need any statue to call her to our
| remembrance, but to remind others Of the
good, useful, and devoted life which she
spent amongst US" Many of Sister Dora ;
friends in her own social class opposed a
statue, because they believed she would
have dsapproved of such memorial and a
large part Of the fund was subscribed by
working people, many Of whom had been
themselves recipients of her ministering
care and skill.
The statue-about eight feet highs the
work of Mr.. +. j. williamson, already
known as the artist Of Dean Miman's stat
ue in ST. Paul's church, London. and Of
one Of DR.. Priestley, at Birmingham OF
Sicilian marble, it represents Sister Dora
in her hospital dress, standing in an easy
attitude, with the right foot slightly adj
vanced and head turned little 10 the left :
she holds Il roll Of bandages in her hands,
and has halfsmiling, half-pensive face,
as though thinking Of some case before her.
| Spaces are left in the sides of the pedestal
which is of polished red Portland granite
for relieves, ordered, but not vet finish
ed ; these will represent actual scenes in
Sister Doras experience at Walsall cast
Of one showing "A furnace accident at the
BirchellS', when the explosion of "A tuyere
burnt number of men, whom she nursed.
was exhibited at the unveilng, and u wom-
ans remark 10 her little boy was touch
ing comment ON its fdelity-"Och, Willie.
there's the very spot your poor father
| stood Z"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
MISCELLANY.
Sister Annunciatn.


Sister Annunciata lay asleep,
And all stood silent, fearing c'en to weep
Lest any shade Of common, human grief
Should cloud the tranquil spirit as 1t passed.
But She with long drawn sigh Of sweet relief,
Moved her pale lips unclosed her eyes at last,
And looked what did crowned saint ap-
pearl
or awful vision Of the Angel Severn
The watchers lower bent their heads TO hear
Love, do | see your face again and Is this
heaveny
-Scribner's MdgdziHe fOr June.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
Ny Cro-s-Eyed Norah.

know there's a cross about Norahs blue eye,
But that fact me love cannot smother;
For her eyes are so pretty No wonder they thry
To be gain round into each other.
Washington Critic.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
Ina Hebrew school.

lFrom lld Bits.
'What crime did Josephs brothers com
NIT in selling him :"
All the pupils in chorus
"They sold him too cheap.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17

Cant eat a thing" Hoods Sarsaparilla IL a
wonderful medicine for creating AN appetite, reg
ulating digestion and giving strength.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-06-17
CURRENT AFFAIRS.


1t was novel scene, says the editor Of
Harpcr's Bazar, that took place ON October
Il, 1886, in Walsall, an English factory
town Of StaTordshire, situated in what Eli
hu Burritt called "the green borderland'
of the Black country. There ON a bright
autumn day, lovingly encircled by an i'm
mense crowd of English men and women,
was unveiled the first statue erected in Eng
land to "A woman not Of royal blood Two
English queens have been honored by stat
ues-Queen Anne, and Queen Victoria but
this modern statue is tribute of gratitude
from the inhabitants Of a factory town TO a
noble commoner, "whose splendid personi-
lication Of the noblest charities of life 90.
throws halo around humanity which no
genius nor greatness without genuine good
ness can ever surpass"
Who was this to whom her fellows have
paid such unique honor, and what claim
have her deeds ~ he memoried in stone
Only hospital nurse but Miss Florenc,
Nightingale calls her ''the worlds honored
Sister Dora
Dorothy Wyndlow Pattison, better known
as Sister Dora, expressed the spirit Of hei
life in the following lines for friends al
bum